Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

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“So,” I say, actually relaxed, looking at him from beneath half–lidded eyes. “How did a nice boy like you get mixed up in all of this organized crime, anyway? Were you born to it, like me?”

“Nah,” he says, smiling at me indulgently and leaning a Mile

closer as well.

Then, to my surprise and pleasure, he begins to tell me his life

story.

I find myself paying rapt attention to Ivan’s story for the next half hour, sipping on the glass of tequila that the waiter again delivers, savoring the bite and the taste. He’s actually really, really interesting a totally self–made guy, climbing up through the

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ranks with nothing but sheer will, determination, and cleverness.

Despite myself, I’m impressed. Before all of this I had thought 1 liked the kind of prince–charming guys who would politely deliver you a rose and ask you, tentatively, if you’d be interested in being

courted.

But as I listen to Ivan, and let my eyes rove over his muscles and

his tattoos…I wonder, a little, if my tastes are changing.

As I consider it, my mind flashes – unwillingly – to Kent for a moment as well. He doesn’t have any tattoos, I note, or at least,

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none that I can see – but otherwise, these two are pretty similar…

on him at that moment, a slow smile building

my lip, letting him see me

a moment as his eyes flash to my front teeth pressed lightly against the

up to mine and he smiles, continuing his story. Pretending that he wasn’t distracted, though we both know he

was.

I think, I like that. I like that,

the hell is

a little – the words surprise me – and jump in my seat, looking up at the

sun

realize that it’s Daniel standing there

say, sitting up straight – not knowing,

react.

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angrily, grabbing my arm and pulling me

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says, frowning and standing up. “We were

murmurs, dragging

saying sorry, but, in fact, a little sorry and embarrassed – to be dragged away

wrapped around my upper arm. “Let me

Fay,” he says, still pissed off. “Do you even know

Who you were talking

I say

Ivan?” Daniel repeats,

see that everyone is

my mouth to respond but

The guy who tried to kill

open – I honestly don’t know what

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arm, Mr. Lippert,”

father standing there, glaring at Daniel with a